# NTSB SEA78DYP02: Cons-Vultee L-13, N4659V, Wenatchee, WA, October 11, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 11, 1977
- Place: Wenatchee, WA · WENATCHEE, WA
- Location: 47.4360° N, 120.3293° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wenatchee, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4360&lon=-120.3293&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 30, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144544
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA78DYP02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYP02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3391  77/10/11 NR.WENATCHEE,WA       CONS-VULTEE L-13    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 1000
        TIME - 1200                    N4659V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ISSAQUAH,WA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PWR LOSS AFTER SWITCHING TO BOTH TANK PSN.EVIDENCE OF ROTATION AT IMPACT.ROCKY TERRAIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4659V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4659V-2006-08-02), registration cancelled 2006-08-02, S/N 47-399, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONS-VULTEE L-13
- Registry model: [Consolidated Vultee L-13](https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-vultee-l-13) (registry code 2420702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19771011031479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771011031479A), Oct 11, 1977: Cvac L13BRANCHFLW, Wenatchee, WA, Substantial damage. Pwr loss after switching to both tank psn. Evidence of rotation at impact. Rocky terrain.

## Other investigations on N4659V (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA79DYE19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYE19), Apr 21, 1979: Convair L-13 (N4659V), Snohomish, WA, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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